Jan 6, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has chosen the top 12 finalists in the annual Distinguished Scholarship Invitational.

Jan 2, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — John A. See has given $1 million to establish the John A. See Research Award, a prize for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and students who are conducting outstanding research or producing other significant work, the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation announced.

Dec 20, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Media Resource Center at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ sends holiday greetings on behalf of admissions for students who are interested in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. http://www.wichita.edu/ShockerHoliday

Westar Energy presents a $125,000 oversized check to representatives of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Foundation to upgrade a power systems lab.

Jan 3, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Westar Energy has committed $125,000 to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ to help the College of Engineering expand and update its laboratory for teaching power systems.

Feb 10, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Most Wichita State offices will be closed at some point for the holiday shutdown from Saturday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Jan. 1. Here's a list of some of those closings.

Dec 16, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — To find out how astronomers learn about stars, visit the Lake Afton Public Observatory for "Discovering Stellar Secrets" starting Friday and Saturday, Jan. 3-4.

Jan 3, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Charles Koch Arena at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ was packed Sunday, Dec. 15, as graduates, their friends and families filled the arena for the university’s 116th fall commencement.

Erin Jundt

Dec 13, 2013 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ junior Erin Jundt started college at the age of 16 and was recently chosen by her peers to be the president of her nursing class.

Angela Proffitt

Dec 16, 2013 — By Travis Gillespie — Angela Proffitt, who graduated from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ on Sunday, Dec. 15, has already turned her hands-on education into a professional career as a speech-language pathologist for Catholic Care Center.

Sep 3, 2014 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Academe welcomes news from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of current and former colleagues.